United Nations logo commemorating the 70th anniversary of the global organization this year. (UN.org)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015
New York (TADIAS) — This October the United Nations turns 70, and on Thursday, August 20th a special event commemorating Ethiopia’s role as a founding member of the organization will be held at the UN Headquarters in New York City. The evening’s program features speeches by authors, historians and former UN staff as well as a documentary highlighting former Emperor Haile Selassie’s role at the UN’s predecessor organization, the League of Nations, and film clips of his speech at United Nations (1963), the White House, and at a town hall with young Ethiopian students.
Dr. Girma Abebe, who served with the Ethiopian Mission to the UN from 1958-1966 and later as Deputy Director at the UN Secretariat Department of Political Affairs will give the keynote address highlighting Haile Selassie’s speech on peace, security and human rights at the UN, as well as the former emperor’s visit to the Abyssinia Baptist Church in Harlem. Additional speakers include Frances Vieta, investigative reporter and author of Ethiopia: Love in the Land of Barefoot Soldiers; and Uwaifo George, entrepreneur, international development expert and consultant to the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations. Award-winning journalist and television anchor, Cheryl Wills, from NY1 News will MC the event.
The program is hosted by Nation to Nation Networking in collaboration with the UNSRC Athletics Club and Winston Irie & the Selective Security Band, with the aim of promoting accountable and inclusive international institutions (sustainable development goal #16), and creating awareness and fundraising to ensure healthy lives (sustainable development goal #3) with proceeds from the evening going towards malaria prevention treatment for 3,000 individuals by the end of 2018.
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If You Go:
Date: Thursday, August 20th, 2015
Time: 6pm to 9pm (Reception from 6-6:30pm)
Venue: United Nations Headquarters, 46th Street & 1st Ave, Lower Level (1B) Conf. Room #3
Donation: $50 via paypal at nnworking@aol.com
(students ages 18 and up can attend for free – please RSVP abaynyaa@gmail.com to reserve a seat)
* Valid ID/Passport required for entrance.
For more information please contact: 917-375-3636
Related:
United Nations Seventieth Anniversary
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